Originally Posted by
Redflea
These are getting surprisingly common - our local Costco has a 3D printer that is about $600! I think it's the RoBo 3D. Supposed to be a good model - not clear if it would be the right printer for these types of jobs.
Great for prototyping, but requires a lot of time fiddling with printer settings before you get the print right. Much easier to design a part than to print it. RoBo 3D is only at a few Costco's not nationwide or on Costco.com.
Just an FYI, if anyone is interested in printing these for themselves, be prepared for a lot of trail and error. First these models do not have any support structures built into the .stl files, then some have overhangs, which can be a problem to print. But if you want to try, you can look up my username on Thingiverse.com and download them from there.